Thursday, May 31, 2012

I haven’t been on a bus for years. This one takes me ‘all
around the Wrekin’ as we say here. The driver turns down all the side roads and
we twist and turn until, finally, we reach the Library. If I’d walked it would
have been two straight lines with one left turn but I’d have missed the
scenery.

Morning coffee turns into lunch and then afternoon tea as
Sue Johnson and I have a Mammoth Chat about our writing lives. The Library café
makes a good venue.

I’m spared another mystery tour on a Midland Red bus when a
neighbour pulls up and offers me a lift in his car. Unlike the bus, this doesn’t
have square wheels.

Friday, May 18, 2012

I should be writing but the house move means there are other
creative things to do. A look at the Dulux colour guide has convinced me I need
a Coral Flair feature wall in order to inspire creativity in my writing room.
This will mean that the green carpet will have to go. How I wish someone at the
Labour Exchange (that’s Job Centre in Olde English) had suggested I train for interior
design work but it didn’t exist back then. I only had two choices – to go into
the carpet factory or work in an office. I went to the offices of the Kidderminster Shuttle as a junior. For those who won’t know, the Shuttle is the name
of the Kidderminster newspaper.

I digress. Back to Coral Flair. Before it can go on the
feature wall there are cracks to fill then sand down. Furniture needs moving.
Certain things need dust sheets to cover and protect them. All theboring preparation stuff has to be done
before I can dip my brush into the colour that will inspire me over the coming
months and years.

Does anyone know how to get a job making up the names and
descriptions of paint colours? I could fancy that.

Friday, May 04, 2012

I am busy packing and spring cleaning our current home before we leave it next week. The shower does not look good, mostly because we have hard water here and there are lots of lime stains on the glass. On one of the shopping channels (I just happened to hop to during a rest period) I saw an amazing steam cleaner so I bought one. Not from the shopping channel but from a well known electrical store. Now my dilemma is do I wear protective clothing when steam cleaning the shower cubicle or do I go in au naturel?
I asked my daughter for some advice and she said, 'Get Dad to do it.'
She's a clever woman. Maybe I'll go with that.

About Me

Why invisible granddaughter? Because I have not yet met my 18 year old granddaughter. This is not a suitable place to go into details but now she is old enough we are in contact. And this blog is for her so that she can join us in our adventures.
Why Sid? That's the name of the motorhome. It's an Elddis which is Siddle spelled backwards hence Sid for short.
Friends complain that their address books are filled with my addresses. I like moving house. Ten years ago I found the perfect solution for this need to be in new places. The Long Suffering One and I bought a motorhome with some of my winnings from being on Deal Or No Deal. Four years later we sold it but we now have another one and are on the move again. In a house I'll wake each morning and ask the LSO, 'What day is it?' Now I can ask, 'What day is it?' And 'Where are we?'